White House Deficit Commission Won’t Say If Federal Salaries Should Be Cut

(CNSNews.com) -- Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wy.) and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, co-chairs of the White House deficit commission, said they support “at least” a freeze of federal employees’ salaries but declined to say whether they support a cut in federal salaries.

Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis for the year 2009 show that federal worker compensation including benefits averaged $123,049, which was more than double the private sector average (with benefits) of $61,051.